Example Sentences

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A New York Sentinel reporter whose “conversations” with Thompson red-flag the show’s fraught yet frothy tone, Sadie’s reputation suffered during the previous presidential campaign, after the female candidate she had been covering lost.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

When the first bodies were found, you had been covering true crime for so long.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2023

MV Maid of Glencoul - a smaller, older ferry - had been covering the five-minute crossing of Loch Linnhe until it broke down on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

Several journalists who had been covering and tweeting about the rule change and Musk’s claims were then locked out of their accounts.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2022

As she pushed up, the thick blanket that had been covering her slid down her shoulder, and she realized she wasn’t wearing her dress but an enormous tunic instead.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack